[Leica] Film in Yosemite

[Aram Langhans]

For this last trip I dusted off my Rollei 3.5F TLR and dug a roll of 120 Provia 160 out of the freezer where it has been sitting for 16 years or so.  I also dug out a roll of 400 Provia, too.  It was different roaming around Yosemite trying to decided what 12 things to shoot.  I had to previsualize and plan.  These are from the 160 roll, the second roll I took.  Most of the time the sky was just boring blue the week we were there.  I dropped the roll of at our local camera store as they still develop C41 twice a week.  I had them scan them and put them on a CD for me.  Not a high res scan, but that's what they do.  Besides, it was just a fun thing to do.  At one point I really did not care if I even got them developed.  It was the experience that was fun, but a saner mind prevailed for this roll at least and I got it developed.

Here are a couple of shots from the roll.  The lighting was very harsh but the film did a nice job, maybe even better than my digital for a few.

Cathedral Rock over a meadow.   Cathedral Rock and Meadow-0012 (leica-users.org)<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/s4/f/Cathedral+Rock+and+Meadow-0012.jpg.html>


And of course, had to get the namesake falls in there.  This is from the Swinging Bridge area looking across Cooks Meadow.

Yosemite Falls at Swinging Bridge-0008 (leica-users.org)<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/s4/f/Yosemite+Falls+at+Swinging+Bridge-0008.jpg.html>


I have plans for the second roll.  I want to develop it in Rodinal for a B&W neg.  I have read a few things about that and it sounds interesting.  I just need to get some fixer somewhere.  Or I could change my mind and take it in to the photo store like the first roll.  This one I think has better shots with  maybe a few clouds involved.

Comments welcome

Aram

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Aram Langhans
(Semi) Retired Science Teacher
& Unemployed photographer

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